M. T. MUCHERO MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES (PVT) LTD

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M. T. MUCHEROMANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY SERVICES
(PVT) LTD

• GECAFS
• DISTRIBUTION ISSUES AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

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BROAD ISSUES

• GEC induced disasters have become more common and
  have occurred more frequently in Southern Africa
  in the last few decades.
• Poor acceptance and utilisation rate of early
  warning systems by policy and decision makers
  until it is too late
• Institutional Memory is a serious problem in the
  region with adverse impact on the Regions Food
  Distribution Systems resulting in increased
  population vulnerability.

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EFFECTS OF 1991/92 DROUGHT

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• Description Measurable Indicator
• Area of land stricken by drought 2.6 m sq.
  miles
• Total Number of People in SADC affected 86
  million
• Of which People at Serious Risk 20 million
• Of which Refugees Displaced People 1.5
  million

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CEREAL CONSUMPTION PATTERNS 1992/93In Metric
Tonnes

•    Normal Normal Total
• Country Production Imports Consumption
• Angola 320,000 300,000 620,000
• Botswana 67,000 151,000 218,000
• Lesotho 189,000 207,000 396,000
• Malawi 1,507,000 80,000 1,587,000
• Mozambique 620,000 530,000 1,150,000
• Namibia 114,000 61,000 175,000
• Swaziland 144,000 47,000 191,000
• Tanzania 4,100,000 85,000 4,185,000
• Zambia 1,645,000 104,000 1,749,000
• Zimbabwe 2,592,000 75,000 2,670,000
• SADC Total 11,298,000 1,640,000 12,938,000
• Source Adapted from Assessment of the
  Response to the 1991/92 Drought in the SADC
  Region, July 1993, SADC Food Security Technical
  and Administrative Unit.
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SADC CORRIDOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 1992/93

• THE 6 SADC CORRIDORS
• 1. Northern Corridor Dar es Salaam Port
• Eastern I Corridor Nacala Port
• Eastern II Corridor Beira and Maputo Ports
• Southern Corridor RSA Ports
• Western I Corridor Walvis Bay Port
• 6. Angolan Ports and Corridor Luanda, Namibe
  and Lobito Ports

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NORTHERN CORRIDOR DAR ES SALAAM ISSUES

• INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS
• Grain Handling at the Port of Dar, Discharge of
  Cargo into Bags
• Problems with Interchanges at Kapiri Mposhi,
  Zambia between TAZARA and ZRL
• Transshipment at Interchange Points
• Wagon availability ( and Locomotive availability)
• Resource availability to hire wagon and
  locomotive power
• Physical constraints on TANZAM Highway
  (narrowness and steep gradients)

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NORTHERN CORRIDOR DAR ES SALAAM ISSUES

• NON-INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS
• Poor Management
• Poor Coordination
• Lack of operational procedures
• Lack of genuine cooperation
• Lack of coordination with / between / among
  Donors and Recipients / Port Authorities.

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EASTERN I CORRIDOR - NACALAISSUES

• INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS
• Rail only Corridor
• Under rehabilitation at the time of drought
  response efforts

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EASTERN II CORRIDOR BEIRA MAPUTOISSUES

• INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS
• Ongoing Rehabilitation
• Physical Impediments (steep gradients and tight
  curves)
• Grain Handling to allow for 70 Bulk and 30
  bagged deliveries shortage of bags and
  tarpaulins.
• Transshipments of Malawi bound cargo in Harare.
• Lack of resources shortage of rolling stock and
  locomotive power financial constraints

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EASTERN II CORRIDOR BEIRA MAPUTOISSUES

• NON-INFRASTRUCTURAL CONSTRAINTS
• Security Problems (1993)
• Theft (due to physical impediments on rail line)
• Regulatory Constraints for cargo destined for
  Zambia
• Conflict between Humanitarian requirements and
  Commercial concerns
• Port labour management systems ( no incentives to
  work more than necessary) - Poor Management
• Transit toll fees in Mozambique

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SOUTHERN CORRIDOR RSA PORTS ISSUES

• KEY SOLUTIONS
• Speedy Grain Handling Capacity throughout
• Bulk railway wagons
• Surplus locomotive power
• Conversion of fruit rail carriages to general
  cargo rolling stock
• Speedy wagon turnaround
• Joint operations in rail interchanges
• Temporary Storage Silo system instituted
• Bulk-bagging facilities by GMB at Beitbridge
  (similar operations at Beira port by private
  companies contract by port authorities)

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REGIONAL TRADE

• THE LADDER SYSTEM

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SADC Countries(Thanks to Dr. Stephen Nanthambwe)
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OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• ROLE OF CUSTOMS
• Anti-smuggling duties
• Checking the grain itself
• Controlling traffic
• Licensing foreign traffic
• Collecting transit charges
• Pre-clearance arrangements

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OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• ROLE OF VEHICLES INSPECTORS
• Checking vehicle configurations, gross weights,
  axle weight limits

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OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• ROLE OF PLANT PROTECTION
• Checking Phytosanitary requirements
• Spraying trucks with fumigants / pesticides
  (Chirundu Border post and Dar es Salaam port)

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REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS

1. SADC Secretariat Fund raising together with the
   UN
2. SADC Food Security Technical and Administrative
   Unit
3. SATCC Southern Africa Transport and
   Communications Commission
4. SADC LAC ( Logistics Advisory Centre)
5. LAU Logistics Advisory Unit (WFP)
6. BCG Beira Corridor Group
7. GOCC Grain Operations Centre
8. FEWS Famine Early Warning System
9. NEWU National Early Warning Unit
10. REWU Regional Early Warning Unit
11. INTERFAIS International Food Aid Information
    System